Burchard Paul von Merveldt

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Burchard Paul Graf von Merveldt (* 1770 ; † January 17, 1848 in Lembeck Castle ) was a member of the State Council, Privy Council and Canon in Hildesheim and Münster .

Life

Origin and family

Burchard Paul Graf von Merveldt came from the Westphalian noble family von Merveldt . He was the son of Clemens August von Merveldt and his wife Antonia Maria Ferdinande von Wolff-Metternich zur Gracht and Wehrden (1733–1778). His siblings were Maria Theresia (* 1756 ∞ Clemens August von Vittinghoff), Ferdinand August Joseph (1759–1834), Maria Adolphina Alexandrine (1766–1812, ∞ Gerhard Anton Edmund von Loe) and Maximilian Friedrich (diplomat and general).

Career and work

After studying in Münster and Göttingen he was sworn up as a canon on May 18, 1789 in Hildesheim . The Elector Maximilian Franz awarded him a cathedral priest in Münster in 1794 . Burchard Paul was a subdeacon and enjoyed an early reputation for excellent talent . In 1799 he represented the Hildesheim Monastery at the Peace Congress in Rastatt . The Prince-Bishop of Fürstenberg awarded him the office of cathedral treasurer in 1804. The Prussian government confirmed this measure on March 4, 1805. After the collapse of Prussia, he entered the service of the Kingdom of Westphalia during the Napoleonic period . After French rule he went into the service of the King of Hanover .

honors and awards

  • 1808 Chamberlain
  • 1808 member of the State Council
  • 1812 member of the internal council of the State Chancellery
  • 1812 Count of the Kingdom of Westphalia
  • 1813 Council of State for life
  • Royal Hanoverian Privy Council

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  • The diocese of Münster 4.2. ( Germania Sacra NF 17.2), Das Domstift St. Paulus zu Münster , edited by Wilhelm Kohl, published by the Max Planck Institute for History, Göttingen, Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin / New York, ISBN 978 -3-11-008508-2 , Germania Sacra NF 17.2 Biographies of the Canons , page 19ff. Digitized.
  • Friedrich Keinemann: The cathedral chapter of Münster in the 18th century (= historical work on Westphalian regional research, Volume 11), Aschendorffsche Verlagbuchhandlung, Münster 1967. [1] Biographies from page 223, digitized

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SURNAME Merveldt, Burchard Paul von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Privy councilor and canon in Münster and Hildesheim
DATE OF BIRTH 1770
DATE OF DEATH January 17, 1848
Place of death Lembeck Castle